Cults
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cults
- Here are entered works on groups or movements whose system of religious beliefs or practices differs significantly from the major world religions and which are often gathered around a specific deity or person.
- Works on the major world religions are entered under [Religions.]
- Works on religious groups whose adherents recognize special teachings or practices which fall within the normative bounds of the major world religions are entered under [Sects.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034719
- info:lc/authorities/sh85034719
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85034719#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Alternative religious movements
- Cult
- Cultus
- Marginal religious movements
- New religions
- New religious movements
- NRMs (Religion)
- Religious movements, Alternative
- Religious movements, Marginal
- Religious movements, New
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Cult
- Cultus
Sources
- found: Chryssides, G. Historical dict. of new religious movements, 2001: p. ix (new religious movements; NRMs or cults)
- found: Encyc. of rel. and soc., 1998 (New religious movements; NRMs, sometimes referred to as alternative religious movements, marginal religious movements, or cults)
- found: Handbook of new religious movements, 2003: CIP galley (new religious movements; NRMs; new religions; cults)
General Notes
- Here are entered works on groups or movements whose system of religious beliefs or practices differs significantly from the major world religions and which are often gathered around a specific deity or person.
- Works on the major world religions are entered under [Religions.]
- Works on religious groups whose adherents recognize special teachings or practices which fall within the normative bounds of the major world religions are entered under [Sects.]
Example Notes
- Notes under [Religions; Sects]
Change Notes
- 2003-01-31: new
- 2003-04-04: revised
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